Marek Plawgo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marek Plawgo
Occupation	Sprinter
Date Of Birth	Feb 25, 1981(1981-02-25)
Age	43
Birthplace	Ruda Śląska
Country	Poland
Birth City	Silesian Voivodeship
Horoscope	Aquarius

Marek Plawgo Biography

Marek Plawgo is one of the most popular and richest Sprinter who was born on February 25, 1981 in Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Marek Plawgo, a Polish-born athlete, was born 25 February 1981 in Ruda Slaska. He competes primarily in the 400m hurdles but also participates in the 400m and 4 x 400m relay.

Plawgo won a silver in the 400m hurdles at the 2006 European Championships held in Goeteborg. In the final, he finished in 48.71 seconds. The Pole came in second place at the Super League in Munich one year later. Periklis Ioannakis was initially disqualified by judges. However, later, the decision was changed and the Greek was declared the winner.

The biggest success of Plawgo in the professional career was achieved in 2007, during the World Championships in Osaka. The Japanese city, in which he set the national record in 2000, remained lucky for the hurdler and he finished the competitions with two bronze medals. First of them was won, obviously, in the 400 meters hurdles. The Pole was outpaced only by the Dominicanian legend Felix Sanchez (silver medal – 48.01s.) and magnificent Kerron Clement who finished first with 47.61s., establishing the best 2007 result in this event. Plawgo broke his own record of Poland with 48.12s. The Polish 4×400 meters relay was third in the final with 3:00:05, losing to the USA (2:55:56) and Bahamas (2:59:18). The final line-up was Plawgo, Daniel Dąbrowski, Marciniszyn and Kacper Kozłowski.

Although Plawgo lives in Bytom, he represents KS Warszawianka Warszawa. His most important event is the 400 meters hurdles. He is the holder of the national record of Poland with 48.12s. gained during the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Plawgo also holds the Polish indoor record in the flat 400 meters with his time of 45.39, which was achieved during the 2002 European Indoor Championships in Vienna. He’s a multiple-time champion of Poland in the 400 meters hurdles. In this event, the KS Warszawianka athlete finished the national championships first in 2001, 2003 and in the years 2005–2009.

The 2004 Summer Olympics could prove to be very disappointing for Plawgo. Bytom’s sportsman was among the Polish medal hopefuls. He was able to achieve 6th in the Olympic Final. Plawgo was also part of the 4x400m relay from Poland (Pitr Klimczak Marcin Marciniszyn and Rysiukiewicz), which did not qualify for the final. He was placed on the 10th spot.

Marek Plawgo Net Worth

Marek Plawgo is one of the richest Sprinter from Poland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marek Plawgo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Plawgo, who was just starting his professional career, won the 2000 World Junior Championships gold medal in Santiago de Chile. He also finished third with four of his teammates in the 4x400m relay. The 19-year-old Pole broke the 48.16s national record set by Pawel Januszewski (48.17s) a few months later in Osaka. Plawgo repeated the feat in the semi-finals of the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens.

The 2002 European Indoor Championships were held in Vienna. At the 400 meter, the Pole won gold and also won another gold in 4×400 meters relay. The Polish relay consisted of Robert Mackowiak, Piotr Rysiukiewicz and Artur Gasiewski. Plawgo was first at the European U-23 Championships, Bydgoszcz in 2008, with a solid result of 48.45s.

After the championships in Osaka, Plawgo won three meetings. The most valuable victory was the first position at the Golden League meeting in Berlin, with 49.01s. The most successful year in the ’81 born sportsman’s career was crowned by winning the IAAF World Final in Stuttgart with satisfying 48.36s. Plawgo was granted the prize of the best athlete of September 2007 by the European Association of Athletics. He was classified on the second position by “Track and Fields News” magazine in their ranking of the best 400 meters hurdles runners in 2007 and on the third place in the IAAF world ranking. What’s more, Plawgo came 7th in the contest of “Przegląd Sportowy” (the only sport daily newspaper in Poland) and was the winner of “Złote Kolce” contest in 2007.

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Marek Ranked on the list of most popular Sprinter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Poland. Marek Plawgo celebrates birthday on February 25 of every year.